Join us for our 4th Annual Board Day!

Board Members and Executive Directors of nonprofits are invited to join us for our 4th annual board day on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. This year's workshop is Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards. This workshop is made possible by the Association of Fundraising Professionals San Antonio Chapter, Masters Leadership Program of Greater San Antonio and the San Antonio Area Foundation.

Our guest speaker is Dr. Richard P. Chait, Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Co-Author of Governance as Leadership. During this workshop, Dr. Chait will introduce three distinct but related aspects of governance - fiduciary, strategic and generative. Best practices for boards to govern more effectively and efficiently will be discussed.

Registration includes breakfast, lunch and Governance as Leadership book.

Pre-Registration is $75At the Door is $95

Sign up now for the UIW Social Media and Communications Certification program beginning Sept. 18, 2015. This three-month series of sessions (24 hours) is designed to increase a nonprofit’s social media communications skills, with a focus on analytics.

If you'd like more information about the Social Media Certification, join us at 11:30 AM on August 28, 2015 for a special Lunch N'Learn to hear more about the program. Please click HERE to register for the FREE Lunch N'Learn - remember to bring your lunch!

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Wendy Biro-Pollard and Kathleen McCleskey are conducting a four-day Certificate in Volunteer Managementcourse for the Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College on Sept 30/Oct 1 and Oct 28/29, 2015. Please click HERE for more information._________________

Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Don't forget - the next deadline to submit a Strengthening Nonprofits (SNP) Phase II grant application to the San Antonio Area Foundation is September 15, 2015. _________________Looking for a Consultant?

Are you a nonprofit in search of a local consultant but don’t know where to turn? The Area Foundation can help point you in the direction! You can discover a list of consultants serving nonprofits in San Antonio and South Texas by following these five easy steps:

Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see “Capacity Building Consultants”

Browse the list of local consultants by their experience and areas of expertise

Finding the right match for your organization can be a time-consuming process. But by knowing where to find a list of consultants, your nonprofit can consider its options and start on the path to finding the help you are seeking!